- The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see. by Tukey 1977, in EDA p.vi.
- Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. by Swami Vivekananda.
- We can understand almost anything, but we can’t understand how we understand. by Albert Einstein.
- When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. by Enrique Jardiel Poncela
- Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. by A. Einstein
- Goodhart's law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. by Charles Goodhart
- Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. by Warren Buffett
- It's only when the tide goes out that you discover who's been swimming naked. by Warren Buffett